Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Poison Sumac

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Toxicodendron
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.